Gloucestershire add to Somerset's woes

Carl Greenidge took three to help Gloucestershire to their first win © Getty Images

Somerset crashed to their fourth straight loss as Gloucestershire romped to an eight-wicket win at Taunton. The new-ball pair of Anthony Ireland and Carl Greenidge each took three wickets to knock over Somerset for 104 - only Peter Trego's 35 late on gave the bowlers anything to work with. But it didn't take Kadeer Ali and Chris Taylor long to knock off the runs - they both made unbeaten forties, Charl Willoughby taking the only two wickets to fall.

Worcestershire's match with Warwickshire was called off yesterday following heavy flooding at New Road. The county have switched their match with Gloucestershire this Sunday to Kidderminster but were unable to find a suitable alternative for this evening.

The War of the Roses may have been washed out earlier this week, but the return leg at Old Trafford was as bright and breezy as the conditions. Lancashire got off to a fluent start, but some tidy bowling from Jason Gillespie restricted them late on - and Yorkshire were particularly pleased when he bowled fellow Australian Brad Hodge for 57. David Wainwright should have had Hodge earlier, which would have been a wicket in his first Twenty20 over, but Richard Pyrah dropped a top-edged sweep. Mal Loye, after hitting deliciously across the line, fell on the boundary after making 38. Yorkshire were then in some difficulties, at 60 for 6, needing 84 from just under ten overs. They never really got going and were 113 all out; Tom Smith the pick, with 3 for 15. Sanath Jayasuriya took three wickets, too, late on.

Nottinghamshire maintained their unbeaten record with an emphatic victory against Derbyshire, to continue to sit pretty at the top. Graeme Swann's 61 helped them break the 200-barrier, posting 203 at Trent Bridge. The task proved daunting for lowly Derbyshire, whostumbled in reply and wound up 53 runs short.

Phil Mustard helped Durham to cut it against Leicestershire at Chester-le-Street, with an eight-wicket win in a match shortened to 13 overs. Mustard peppered an unbeaten 52 from 29 balls to take them home with two overs spare. Steve Harmison was Durham's most effective bowler, with 2 for 27.

Sussex moved to the top of the division with an easy nine-wicket win over Hampshire at Southampton in a game reduced to 13 overs. Hampshire batted first and while Adam Voges blasted 66 off 47 balls, the other batsmen failed to press on. Chasing 104, Sussex lost Murray Goodwin for a four-ball duck, but thereafter it was a stroll as Luke Wright (49*) and Chris Adams (56*) battered them to victory with three overs in hand.

Ed Smith lifted Middlesex to 146 with 66 at Uxbridge. But the match won't stand after Kent's innings was washed away without a ball being bowled.

Midlands/West/Wales Division

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Warwickshire	4	3	0	0	1	7	+0.367	508/60.0	486/60.0
Gloucestershire	3	2	0	0	1	5	+3.182	212/21.1	205/30.0
Northamptonshire	3	1	1	0	1	3	+0.444	254/27.0	242/27.0
Glamorgan	3	1	1	0	1	3	+0.083	313/39.2	315/40.0
Worcestershire	3	0	1	0	2	2	-1.785	101/10.0	103/8.4
Somerset	4	0	4	0	0	0	-1.598	468/67.0	505/58.5

North Division

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Nottinghamshire	4	3	0	0	1	7	+1.291	519/57.5	461/60.0
Lancashire	4	2	1	0	1	5	+0.487	458/59.3	429/59.3
Durham	3	1	1	0	1	3	+0.469	253/31.0	250/32.3
Leicestershire	3	1	1	0	1	3	-0.384	252/29.0	245/27.0
Yorkshire	3	0	2	0	1	1	-1.194	254/36.0	297/36.0
Derbyshire	3	0	2	0	1	1	-1.733	298/40.0	352/38.2

South Division

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Sussex	4	2	1	0	1	5	+0.577	455/47.1	455/50.1
Surrey	2	2	0	0	0	4	+0.794	243/28.1	235/30.0
Middlesex	4	1	1	0	2	4	-0.157	236/32.0	236/31.2
Kent	4	1	1	1	1	4	-0.524	383/45.0	381/42.1
Essex	2	1	1	0	0	2	+1.229	217/22.1	214/25.0
Hampshire	4	0	3	1	0	1	-0.846	396/55.0	409/50.5